Class: Chicago::Schema::QueryColumn Abstract

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/chicago/schema/query_column.rb

Overview

This class is abstract.

Decorates/adapts Columns so they can be used in SQL statements and in a User Interface.

Generate with the column method:

QueryColumn.column(owner, column, "some.alias")

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(column) ⇒ QueryColumn

Returns a new instance of QueryColumn.



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# File 'lib/chicago/schema/query_column.rb', line 17

def initialize(column)
  @column = column
end

Dynamic Method Handling

This class handles dynamic methods through the method_missing method

#method_missing(*args, &block) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/chicago/schema/query_column.rb', line 22

def method_missing(*args, &block)
  @column.send(*args, &block)
end

Class Method Details

.column(owner, column, column_alias) ⇒ Object

Factory method that returns a query column.

Parameters:

  • owner —

    the column owner, normally a fact or dimension

  • column —

    the wrapped column

  • column_alias —

    the reference to this column as used by the column parser.



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# File 'lib/chicago/schema/query_column.rb', line 32

def self.column(owner, column, column_alias)
  if column.kind_of?(Chicago::Schema::Dimension)
    DimensionAsColumn.new(owner, column, column_alias)
  elsif owner.kind_of?(Chicago::Schema::Dimension) && owner.identifiable? && owner.identifiers.include?(column.name)
    DimensionIdentifierColumn.new(owner, column, column_alias)
  elsif column.calculated?
    VirtualColumn.new(owner, column, column_alias)
  else
    QualifiedColumn.new(owner, column, column_alias)
  end
end

Instance Method Details

#filter_dataset(ds, filter) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/chicago/schema/query_column.rb', line 44

def filter_dataset(ds, filter)
  ds.filter(filter)
end